If you're looking for authentic Vietnamese food and want to venture beyond the usual phở and bánh mì, Huong Vietnamese Restaurant is definitely worth checking out. This place specializes in more traditional Vietnamese dishes that are great for sharing, including hot pots, braised catfish, shellfish, snails, and other family-style entrees. My usual order is the mắm hot pot (lẩu mắm), and it's so good! Be warned, though--the aroma is STRONG. If you're familiar with fermented fish sauce, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you can get past the smell, the broth is incredibly flavorful and loaded with all kinds of goodness. Definitely one of those dishes that may be an acquired taste, but I love it. Another thing I like about this place is that there's rarely much of a wait. There are plenty of tables and usually plenty of staff, so getting seated and served has always been pretty easy. Parking is generally available, although the spaces can be tight and maneuvering around the lot can be a little challenging depending on how busy it is. Overall, Huong is a great spot when I'm craving authentic Vietnamese comfort food, especially a big pot of lẩu mắm to share. Come hungry, bring some friends or family, and don't let the smell scare you away! read more

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Today was my first time ordering to-go from Huong and I'm extremely pleased with how quick and efficient the staff were with my order. I called in 15 minutes to grab sautéed clams with garlic, chili & thai basil for my 97 year old grandma who absolutely loves that dish. I later called again 5 minutes later to order shaken filet mignon beef with fried rice because my dad was craving a delicious hearty meal for lunch. I made sure to ask my mother if she was 100% sure she didn't want anything, only for her to ask me to buy her bun mam... And thus, I added on another order at the desk. Upon walking in, I noticed that the whole place was remodeled into a perfectly low lit gorgeous interior with brand new chairs & booths. I was caught by surprise! Anyway, the staff team weren't upset or annoyed with my last minute add-ons, rather they were sweet and made sure I got everything that I'd ordered within 5 minutes of waiting. The bill came out to be $56, which in this economy, is an absolute bang for your buck! They made sure I got everything and even helped bring the packed food to my car, too! Outstanding staff, as always. Everyone loved the food and it is always a blessing to enjoy authentic, delicious meals from Huong and the kindness of their staff. I highly recommend this hidden gem if you want a taste of Vietnam. read more

Huong - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Fermentation fish hot pot.. boy does that sounds like a big N O for some people. It doesn't sound appetizing when you first hear about it, and for the non-adventurous eaters, it definitely does not smell like rainbow and butterflies either. It's has a very strong odor and the stringent taste can be very off pudding, but this dish is only really meant for consumers who are open to things like durian, stinky tofu, offals etc. It's not for the feint of heart, so eat with caution! You'll love it or want to bury it 6 feet deep under lol. I've been to Huong a few times and every time I go, I always get inadequate customer service here. It's like their servers are not where to be found when I need them and they forget fairly easily. But the sad thing is that they're ever busy when I go so I don't get it and maybe never will. I do return because my traditional Vietbamese mother likes a few of their dishes. Lau Mam being one of them. They provide a lot of fresh vegetables (eggplants, and cabbage) and good amount of proteins(catfish, squid and shrimp). The broth, imo, is good. Not water down and flavored as it should be. Umami packed, subtly sweet and savory. You would eat with vermicelli noodles since you'd need something to tone down the flavored bomb broth. I am pretty sure there's better places out there that make it better but I have yet to find one yet. read more

Huong - Lau Mam - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Stopped by on a Saturday evening, and while it was crowded, my party of 3 didn't have a wait time to be seated! We parked at the adjacent shopping center. The ambiance inside was lively and full of groups, mostly families. The menu had a large breadth of items, reasonably priced: special dishes, appetizers, vermicelli, egg noodles, rice cakes, rice lpates, hot pot, vegetables, soups. As the portion sizes were huge, we ordered the mi xao gion bo (stir fried egg noodles with beef) and com bo luc lac (rice with shaking beef). Both dishes were packed with flavor and easy to share. Overall solid choice for Vietnamese food, especially when sharing with family! read more

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Delicious authentic vietnamese dishes. Especially "canh chua cá kho tô." I lives 90 minutes away, but I still come here often.

Fantastic experience last night at Quan Huong restaurant and I even met the owner there too. Thursday night was not busy as Friday night but the food was simply delicious and impeccable tonight. I ordered the stewed catfish with fish sauce and the River snails and Bun Mam or stinky fish noodles soup. And pork belly stew with eggs for lunch tomorrow. Everything came out great and on time. With 3 male servers they got it under control and good atmosphere for a nice quiet evening. Coachella vibes on the TV and music playing a pretty cool place for dinner. Come and enjoy your favorite comfort food from South Vietnam mainly Saigon. I did not get sick because they have nice clean restroom and they have been in business for 10 years now. Enjoy and feel safe eating here unlike some other places in Garden Grove that are not so good and clean. See y'all real soon. Go Lakers!! read more

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This place is absolute phenomenal. Quan Huong They welcome us as we walked in, service was great ! Bun Bò Hue 10/10 and Bánh Khọt tasty on point, I will come back for sure !! Made my day today. read more

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I've been here many times with family, especially growing up. There's plenty of seating indoors and the service is typically quick. There are loads of traditional Vietnamese dishes that you would find from your parent's homecooking. This place always hits home with me because of the traditional flavors and also just the nostalgia. Give this place a try if you want to expand your Vietnamese food horizons outside of pho and banh mi read more

I would've never found this place if I hadn't explicitly searched for canh chua. This is one of those restaurants that put 0 effort in the looks (paper cups, strong fish sauce smell everywhere) because they know it's all about the food and the food speaks for itself lol. We got the canh chua with catfish and tom rim thit ba roi (caramelized shrimp and pork). Both were flavorful. The canh chua is sweet and sour from the tamarind and pineapples. The catfish is super tender. The caramelized shrimp and pork is salty, sweet, sour, slightly spicy and goes so well with rice. The sauce is similar to a tomato based sweet and sour sauce. The service was quick and easy. We were in and out in about 20 minutes. read more

Huong - Caramelized shrimp and pork - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Huong restaurant is Bustling option for classic Vietnamese dishes, with a seafood focus and tropical fruit drinks. I came here often when it just opened long time ago for seafood dishes especially bún mắm. Food: Most of the dishes we ordered were delicious and flavorful suitable for the taste of Asians in general and Vietnamese people in particular. My favorite dishe here is their bún mắm and canh chua + cá kho tộ . The food size is big with fair price. Ambiance : The place was clean and unique, featuring a cozy, dimly lit tropical ambiance, often bustling during dinner time. Service: it's depends the day. Sometimes the sever doesn't pay attention, some another day the staff are very nice and helpful. Parking: During rush hours space is limited ! read more

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I was introduced to this place by my in laws and this is where you would get traditional Vietnamese food - not the pho or bun bo hue that you know, but rice and soups and dishes that aren't super well known. Walking into this place, you get greeted by a strong scent of something fermented which threw me off at first, but if you can get past the smell, you'll have a really great meal with very friendly service. There are random days that this place is super busy and other random days where it's super empty, but there's always at least a couple families in there having dinner. My favorites from this place is the canh chua, the caramelized catfish, bo luc lac, the garlic beef with vegetables, fish sauce chicken wings and the caramelized pork ribs and shrimp. Honestly, I think it's worth to bear the smell because you'll stop smelling it once the food comes out! read more

Huong - Wings - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I was surprised this place was so good! I enjoyed their food and service was quick and excellent read more

Huong - Hot pot canh chua - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Our group of 17 came here for lunch. I forgot my phone at home and didn't realize it until I was almost to the freeway so I had to turn around, and of course, I was really late and everyone was almost done eating by the time I got there. :( I ended eating whatever was ordered and available on the table since I didn't want to order a big plate and sitting there eating by myself. I had some of the lotus salad, rice noodles stir fried with seafood, chow mein stir fried with seafood, ong choy stir fried with escargots, snails cooked in coconut milk, and some of the hot and sour soup with catfish that was brought out last. Everything that I've got to taste was good. The scallops in the rice noodles and chow mein plates were very good, so were the vegetables that they used for those dishes. They were perfectly seasoned and not too salty. The sweet and sour soup was delicious as it was still piping hot when they brought it out. There were many other dishes on the table that I didn't try do I can't comment on them. read more

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Ordered this catfish dish and came with white rice and took it back to work all my black friends were staring at me like I was the Asian catfish king never seen eyes so wide open Would definitely recommend this over a poboy sandwich but Catfish with waffles would be pretty bomb too! read more

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Wanted to get a Vietnamese homely style cooked meal and stumbled upon Quan Huong. Upon arrival, you'll be hit with a strong and pungent aroma of bun mam (Vietnamese Fermented Fish Noodle Soup). Apparently it's what they're known for and the smell is apparent throughout the restaurant. Braised Catfish (3/5) - The fish is braised with pork belly and sauteed onions. It's overly salty that I couldn't taste the fish well. The fish sauce is a little overdone in this dish. You'll have to order rice to balance out the saltiness. Fried fish with mango (3/5) - Crispy fried whole fish with mango. It's paired with a nuon cham (dipping fish sauce). Hot & sour hot pot with catfish and banana blossom (3.5/5) - Fresh meaty catfish in a hot & sour soup. Comes with banana blossom, celery, elephant ear stalk, rice paddy herbs, tomatoes, tamarind, and side of vermicelli noodles. The soup is a little on the salty side so you'll need to pair it with the noodles. Service was so-so with limited interaction besides bringing out the dishes; as expected in this type of restaurant. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the fermented fish smell throughout the meal. I recommend outside seating if you're sensitive to strong smells and want to try out this restaurant. read more

Huong - Braised Catfish - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Likes: + Yummy variety of VN food. Mai friends and I enjoyed the banh xeo, banh khot, and mi xao bo. Delectable flavors and textures. + Nice interior decor. + Multiple restrooms per gender. + Polite, helpful staff. Non-likes: - The shrimp on the banh khot are small. Baby shrimp aren't as crunchy as adult shrimp. - The Bun Bo Hue took a long time to come out. read more

On Google Maps this is listed as "Hương Vietnamese Restaurant" which is confusing because this is listed differently on Yelp. Came here at dinner time and it was busy with lots of families but luckily was able to snag a parking spot. There was a lined forming after we got seated with lots of vietnamese people which is a good sign. They had lots of servers while their english wasn't good they can still get you what you want. They had vietnamese music videos on the tv screen which was fun to watch. Food was amazing, everything we had tasted so good, fresh and well made! Tried the mango snail salad which was green unripe mango sliced thinly with snails, fish sauce, and rice crackers. this is very light, easy to eat and refreshing more than anything. Catfish hot pot stew thing was good for 3 people with other side dishes. Lots of textures and the flavor was so tasty! Their prawn appetizer was fantastic, flavorful and almost tasted like lobster. Would definitely go back here. read more

Huong - snail mango salad - unique, light, refreshing, - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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We dined here with family. The place was clean and welcoming. The service was great, friendly. The foods overall were good. My favorite dish would be Canh Chua. read more

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They share a small parking lot with some other businesses. Can be tricky at times. I tried the banh xeo with lettuce wrap. It was tasty. It was a bit too oily with the bean sprouts for me, but not super bad. The fish sauce was good. Also tried the birds nest with seafood. There was a lock to it but it was delicious. read more

Huong - Bird nest - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Bún mắm gì mà chỉ thấy mặn chát ma` không thấy mùi mắm. Giống như cuối ngày nên đổ nước rồi bỏ muối cho đủ sở hụi . Quán thì vắng. Chắc cuối ngày Bún mắm is so bad . It is so salty and has no other flavor . My tongue is still tingling after finish . Is it that they just add water and salt to make up for lack of broth at the end of the day ? Waiter and waitress were ok though . The restaurant is empty too read more

Ok. This is not for basic palettes. Lolol there's bitter melon in the bun mam. That bun mam may also be a bit pungent for those unfamiliar with this cuisine. Not your typical hot pot/lau. I think I'm growing to like bitter melon... it wasn't too bad. We ordered soft shell crab, Bo luc lac, some type of goi, and fried tofu. Everything was delicious. Not too salty, perfectly seasoned. I LOVED the soft shell crab!! I'd come back just for it. Service is quick. Line on a Sunday evening. Packed parking lot. Takes credit card. We had a party of 10. Larger parties, I recommend yall get there earlier. I don't remember if they take reservations. Check it out! It's really good read more

Yummy, all the dishes were pretty good. My favorite is the nuoc mam squid. Service was fast and friendly. read more

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Food was pretty good. The hot pot tastes like Canh Chua, but served with catfish, a lot of bamboo, and banana blossom. Also got the Oc Huong Nuong/ grilled Huong snails, which was also pretty good. Overall nothing special. This place was also packed when I came around dinnertime and most people were eating hot pot and seafood. I also thought the hot pot presentation was interesting, but fun! I would say the best thing about this restaurant is the indoor atmosphere. Cozy and dim tropical vibes. read more

Huong - #51 - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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I'm curious why we're still waiting for our food after over 25 minutes. They seem to prioritize the needs of more people than ours, considering we only have four people. read more

The service is good but the bathroom is very very dirty. They need to get a better janitor for real.

Great family restaurant with a wide variety of delicious food options. Customer service was friendly and attentive, and everything come out quickly. A perfect spot for a satisfying and efficient meal read more

Let me preface this review by saying that I have only eaten here to go and never for dine-in. The bun mam is what brings me back every time. Outside of my mother's bun mam, nothing can even compare until I tried Huong's version. Pretty similar to my mom's, and that in and of itself is a pretty big compliment. The broth is so deliciously fishy and has incredible depth. They give you enough fish and heo quay to keep you satisfied. Shrimp, and especially my favorite, the eggplants. If they don't fry them up first it won't taste right. Just pure amazing, good old country Viet food. Not too expensive considering the amount of labor that it takes to make this unassuming national treasure of a dish. read more

Lan dau Tien an bun rieu ma mui vi cua to bun rieu giong nhu bánh canh, mui vi rat ki VA nuoc set set , Rau thi nhin rat la già, rieu thi ngot ngay , mui vi rat ki, anh tam nen dieu chinh dau bep nha? read more

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Great home style viet food!! Really enjoyed the food here! Good amount of parking! Service was friendly and quick!

Thịt Kho Tàu Đặc Biệt nhưng Đặc Biệt dở (Bad). Quality is bad and taste bad.. the eggs, meat and soup seem and taste like they cooked and leave it for a long period of time. Chickem eggs taste familiar 'o quail eggs thay in preserved can in supermarkets. read more

The bún bò Huế was served in a small bowl, which became full when garnishes and vegetables were added, causing some soup to spill over. The vegetable portion was minimal, with few bean sprouts and basil leaves. The flavor was generic, lacking the distinct signature taste expected from a quán hương, and resembled pho broth with additional spice. read more

Foods are okay but could be better. First time here but I think they used too much food coloring in their dishes.

Very good food!!! As a foreigner, I really enjoyed the food. My Vietnamese friends bring me here, it's very authentic. read more

Went to QH for dinner last night. It was crowed but they are really quick to get you a table. Rsvp is a must if you go more than 4. This restaurant belong to a Vietnamese famous comedian Hoài Tâm ( you can check his YouTube) he is very humble and lovely and if course he will make you laugh while eating:) he greeted us with a big smile and even let us take pictures with him. The foods are very very good, we ordered 9 dishes total and all of them are so delicious and the price is very very reasonable. Would love to come back for sure and I highly recommend this restaurant especially you sometime tired of your cooking. Or you can order to go like I did. read more

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I haven't been here for a while I live in San Diego county. I came on 3-23-24 I was hungry for their braised prawns. Tom Cang kho, the best I've tasted in years. I also ordered pork belly they served lots of lettuce & herbs called thit ba chi luoc. Service was excellent I would come back monthly from now on. I am very impressed with the quality of service. read more

Bún mắm ngon , cơm phần canh chua cá kho tộ , mực chiên giòn thơm ngon các loại rau xào cũng khá

The food here tasted like homemade food. When come to cơm phần gia đình. I've to said the food here I'll give 9.5/10 and the service will be 9/10. The servers always nice and friendly. read more

FIRST REAL VIET MEAL after being back YASSSSSS. yk that shiii authentic when your car gets hit by an old asian lady as soon as you arrive. omfg it was so freaking funny. like yk this is a real authentic viet place just from that. oh well!!! but what are we here for?? the food! i don't even know half of what we ordered but it was all good af. we got this green shrimp thing which was amAZING. and clams which were great but the fried rice and noodles were really really good. idk maybe i was just hungry LOL. the mango salad was just okay but i don't really like mango in a salad like that. but ya! i would recommend going to this place it was really good and honestly very close to home. 5 stars! read more

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Long overdue.... Where do I start?? 1. Food: love the com Gia Dinh here. I got canh chua, ca kho to, rau luot , Tom rim and it was all so good. Need to try other foods on the menus too. My friends rave about it so excited to try it next. 2. Service: all the employees here was very nice and super helpful. They were quick too. Ps have to try nuoc da me and Che buoi. Ugh! I'm drooling thinking about it now. FYI they close at 9pm not 10pm... read more

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if you're looking for authentic Vietnamese food for a great price and great ambience try this restaurant!! get the Bánh xeo and bank khot. The passionfruit juice is really good. I recommend you try this authentic Vietnamese restaurant. read more